Tracey Miller
Encyclopedia
Tracey Miller was a radio personality
, editorial writer, and newspaper editor, who worked for much of her radio career on stations in the Los Angeles area. From 1990 to 1993 Miller and Terri-Rae Elmer
co-hosted KFI
's TNT in the Morning, the first morning-drive show in a major market to feature two women in the lead roles.
Miller, a four-time winner of the Los Angeles Press Club Golden Mike Award, became founding editor of the La Crescenta
Valley Sun in April, 2002, and wrote a weekly column for the Glendale News-Press in 2005. In July 2005, the American Women in Radio and Television established a merit award in her honor, to recognize chapter members who have shown commitments to the organization and chapter, and made positive contributions to the broadcasting profession.
Miller, 51, died on October 7, 2005, from complications due to brain cancer. She is survived by her two children, Kelsey Leanne Showalter and Taylor Lee Brittenham.
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
, editorial writer, and newspaper editor, who worked for much of her radio career on stations in the Los Angeles area. From 1990 to 1993 Miller and Terri-Rae Elmer
Terri-Rae Elmer
Terri-Rae Elmer is a radio news announcer for KFI AM 640, a talk radio station in Los Angeles, California. Elmer has worked at KFI since 1983...
co-hosted KFI
KFI
KFI is an AM radio station in Los Angeles, California. It received its license to operate on March 31, 1922 and began operating on April 16, 1922 as one of the United States' first high-powered, "clear-channel" stations...
's TNT in the Morning, the first morning-drive show in a major market to feature two women in the lead roles.
Miller, a four-time winner of the Los Angeles Press Club Golden Mike Award, became founding editor of the La Crescenta
La Crescenta-Montrose, California
La Crescenta-Montrose is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, encompassing those parts of the Crescenta Valley not in the cities of Glendale or La Cañada Flintridge. However, both the unincorporated area and the portion of incorporated Glendale...
Valley Sun in April, 2002, and wrote a weekly column for the Glendale News-Press in 2005. In July 2005, the American Women in Radio and Television established a merit award in her honor, to recognize chapter members who have shown commitments to the organization and chapter, and made positive contributions to the broadcasting profession.
Miller, 51, died on October 7, 2005, from complications due to brain cancer. She is survived by her two children, Kelsey Leanne Showalter and Taylor Lee Brittenham.
Station Affiliations
| Station | City | Years |
|---|---|---|
| KOB | Albuquerque | 1976-1981 |
| KOMO | Seattle | 1981-1982 |
| KFI | Los Angeles | 1982-93 |
| KABC | Los Angeles | 1994-95 |
| KMPC/KTZN | Los Angeles | 1995-97 |
| KLSX | Los Angeles | 1997-2000 |
| KABC | Los Angeles | 2001-03 |